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Wednesday, May 10, 1972
GOVERNMENT'S FLATTED FACTORIES
Design Economical In Land Use
The basic philosophy behind the design of Government's flatted factories is to tailor the supply of the factory accommodation to watch the number and type of squatter/permittee factories which are to be cleared.
This was stated by the Director of Public Works, the Hon. J.J. Robson, in reply to a question by Dr. the Hon. S.Y. Chung in the Legislative Council today.
Dr. Chung had asked: "Will Government explain the reasons for limiting resettlement flatted factory buildings to five storeys high and ensure a more economical use of valuable land in future development?"
In reply, Mr. Robson said: "In 1963, the number of storeys in resettlement flatted factories was increased from five to seven in order to cater for an increasing demand for factory space arising from clearance
operations."
He explained that the original five-storey factories were H-shaped, with factory units placed back-to-back in the two wings and with access from
external balconies.
The later seven-storey factories, he continued, were rectangular in shape, having a depth which would provide three working units with areas a little larger than the original units.
"This design is economical in the use of land," Mr. Robson pointed out, "and in this context it would be wrong to confuse the optimum development which can take place on a given area of land with the maximum permitted under
the Buildings Ordinance."
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